Alejandro Aravena: My architectural philosophy?

When asked to build housing for 100 families in Chile ten years ago, Alejandro Aravena looked to an unusual inspiration: the wisdom of favelas and slums. Rather than building a large building with small units, he built flexible half-homes that each family could expand on. It was a complex problem, but with a simple solution […]

Pedro Alonso interview (Silver Lion at 14th Biennale)

GreekArchitects.gr was found in 14th Venice architecture Biennale and spoke to the Chilean architect Pedro Alonso which snagged the Silver Lion at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale for his work on the Chilean national pavilion. by GreekArchitects.gr  &  ArchitectsPlanet.Tv Pedro Alonso in discussion with Andreas Giacoumacatos on the Chilean pavilion at the Giardini – Venice, […]

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White O House in Chile by Toyo Ito

The house and site are composed together as a single continuous space, flowing along a spiral movement path, and centered on a partially enclosed garden. The approach to the house rises along the natural line of the slope, drawing visitors toward the rear of the site. Within the inner garden, the slope becomes continuous with […]

Residencial building, Vitacura, Santiago de Chile

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The Chilean Pavilion at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale (Bernardo Valdés interview – Greek & English)

“CANCHA – Chilean Soilscapes” is curated by Pilar Pinchart and Bernardo Valdés, and organized by the “Architecture Department” of the “Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y de las Artes”. The exhibition title is interesting in itself: “Cancha”. This is the pre-Hispanic Quechuan term used to refer to an empty space where it is possible to […]